Shoe shining cabinet



May 30, 1933- c. J. H. DAvls 1,911,182

SHOE SHININCT CABINET Filed Sept. 26, 1951 Patented May 3D, 11933V 1 ,l

stares PATENT erstes CAR-L J. H. DAVIS, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA l SHOESHINING CABINET Application filed September 2-6, 1931. Serial No.565,324.

It is the object of this invention to pin may be secured to the upperedge provide a novel and improved shoe shine of one of the sections, asthe section 5, cabinet. while a hook 11 or equivalent latch member Tothis end, the invention consists in may be applied to the upper edge ofthe 5 the novel parts and novel combinations of section 6 forcooperation with the pin 10 parts, hereinafter defined in the claims andto hold the two sections together. described in the followingspecification, A block 12 is secured to the section 5 made in connectionwith the accompanying below the upper edge of the same and hingeddrawing, wherein like reference characters to this block by means of thehinge 13, is refer to the same or similar parts throughan arm 14 coveredby astrip 15 of rubber 55 out the various views, and, in which, orsimilar friction material and forming a Fig. 1 is a view in rear sideelevation of foot support. A bar 16 `is hingedly cona door to which acabinet embodying the nected by hinge 17 to an outer portion of theinvention is applied, the cabinet being in arm 14 remote from the hinge13 and this 60 closed condition and one section of the cabibar 16 is, inturn, connected by a hinge 18 net being broken away; to a second bar 19.The hinge 18 swings Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken on the in anopposite direction from the direction line 2-2 of Fig. 1, as indicatedby the arof swing of the hinge 17. The lower end rows, showing the partsin collapsed and of the bar 19 carries projecting pins 20. closedcondition; The two bars 16 and 19 comprise a toggle Fig. 3 is a similarvertical section showing forming a brace for supporting the free end theparts in extended condition for use; and of the arm 14. A pair oflaterally spaced Fig. 4 is a horizontal section taken on upper blocks 21are vertically spaced from the line 4-4 of Fig. 1, as indicated by the alower block 28, and the three blocks 21 70 arrows. and 28 are mounted inthe section 5 adjacent Referring to the drawing, there is prothe loweredge of the same and short vertivided in accordance with the presentincal bars 22 connect blocks 21 to the ends of vention, a cabinetconsisting of two sections block 28. The blocks 21 and 28 together 30 5and 6 respectively, secured together by with the bars 22 and the side ofsection 5 Y75 hinges 7. Each of the two sections 5 and form slots 23within which the pins 20 are 6 form shallow trays and the section 5carreceived. The slots 23 and pins 20 thus ries at its ends brackets 5ato permit attachform a loose pivot which avoids the necesment of thecabinet to a support such as a sity of accurately proportioning thememdoor 8. The brackets 5a are applied to the bers 14, 16, and 19. Gtherblocks 24 are sesection 5 adjacent the edge of the same cured to thesection 5 adjacent the ends of remote from the hinges 7 and this sectionthe same and bars 25 are secured at their when applied as to the door 8,will always ends to the blocks 24 andthe bars 22. These stand insubstantially vertical relation. bars 25 form racks for reception ofsuch Chains 9 or equivalent members are conarticles as a shoe brush 26,a can of shoe 85.

nected at their ends to the two sections 5 and blacking 27, etc. 6 ofthe cabinet and these chains limit pos- Preferably the cabinet will besecured to sible downward swinging movement of the the inner side of adoor, such as the door 8, section 6 relative to the section 5, so thatso that when the door is closed, the cabinet when the section 6 isdownwardly extended, cannot be seen. When it is desired to brush 90 itwill extend substantially horizontally. A or shine shoes, the door 8 maybe swung open, whereupon the cabinet in collapsed condition as shown inFigs. 1 and 2, will be presented to view. The hook 11 may be unlatchedJfrom the pin 10, whereupon the section 6 may be swung downwardly fromthe position shown in Fig. 2 to the position shown in Fig. 3, whereuponthe section 6 will be supported by the chains 9 in substantiallyhorizontal relation. The free end of the arm 15 may then be grasped andswung upwardly from the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2 to the positionshown in Fig. 3, whereupon the brace formed by the bars 16 and 19 willassume the position shown in Fig. 3. The movement of the brace from oneposition to the other may be readily accomplished due to the fact thatthe pins 20 are vertically slidable within the slots 23. Preferably thebrace 16,-.19 will be of such length that when the lower end of the bar19 rests on the lowerblocli `28, the arm 14 will be inclined downwardlysomewhat from the horizontal.. It will be seen that the foot ofthe'user.v may be applied against the strip 15, whereupon the foot maybe properly supported to permit shoe shining operations. As a shoe,supported upon the arm 14 is being shined, the section 6 will catchanyparticles of dirt or polish that may be dropped during the shiningoperation and thus the floor will not be soiled. When the shoe shiningoperations are completed, the` cabinet may be folded up to its originalposition.

It will, of course, be understood-that various changes may be made inthe form, details, arrangement and proportions of the various partswithout departing from the scope of the present invention.

Vhat is claimed is:

A shoe shining fixture comprising a vertical support, an arm hinged atone end to the upper portion of said support, a toggle brace pivotallyconnected to the` other end of said arm, vertically disposed guide meansattached to the lower portion of said support, and a. member carried bythe lower end of said brace and retained in slidable and pivotalrelation within said guide means, the lower end of said guide meansbeing closed to limit the downward movement of the lower end of saidbrace whereby said arm and toggle brace can be collapsedagainst saidsupport and said arm may be extended outwardly from said support tocause said brace to hold said arm in extended position.

In testimony whereof I ailiX my signature.

CARL J. H. DAVIS.

